DAY 1
08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome & Registration
Opening Session
09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome Speech by Moderator
Esra Çağavi
09:10 - 09:20 | Opening Talk
Bahadır Kürşat Güntürk
09:20 - 09:35 | SABİTA's Vision
Emrah Eroğlu
Scientific Session - 1: Neuroscience Cluster
Chair: Serdar Altunay
09:35 - 09:55 | Modulation of EEG Brain Oscillations to Enhance Cognitive Functions
Bahar Güntekin (Neuroscience Director)
09:55 - 10:10 | How is the Body's Health Memory Encoded?
Muhammed İkbal Alp (Group Leader)
10:10 - 10:20 | Investigation of the Protective Effects of Polyethyleneimine / Quercetin Coated Gold Nanoconjugates Againtst Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in DRG Sensory Neurons
İlyas Özçiçek (Transition Scientist)
10:20-10:30 | Regeneration and Degeneration in the Nervous System: From Axolotl Models to Cancer Metastasis
Neşe Ayşit (Transition Scientist)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
Scientific Session - 2: Regenerative Biology Cluster
Chair: Neşe Ayşit
11:00 - 11:20 | Seeing is Believing
Mehmet Şerif Aydın (REMER Director)
11:20 - 11:35 | Precision Medicine and Regenerative Biology Through the Lens of the Microbiome
Süleyman Yıldırım (Group Leader )
11:35 - 11:50 Decoding Neuro–Immune–Cardiac Crosstalk in Human Heart Disease: Patient Derived pluripotent stem cell in vitro platforms, cardiac organoids and transgenic models
Esra Çağavi (Group Leader )
11:50 - 12:05 Research Trends in Reproductive Medicine
Seda Karabulut (Group Leader )
12:05 - 12:20 | Cellular Mechanisms Enabling Axolotl Limb Regeneration: Roles of Hippo Signaling, mTORC1, and Mitochondrial Regulation
Sven Vilain (Group Leader)
12:20 - 12:30 | Cardiac Telocytes in Arrhythmia Mouse Model
Behnaz Karadoğan (Transition Scientist )
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
Guided Poster Presentations by Early Career Scientists
Moderator: Özge Şensoy
13:30 - 13:40 | Dissecting The Role of Nitric Oxide in Pain Sensitive Sensory Neurons using Genetically Encoded Biosensors
Tuba Akgül Çağlar
13:40 - 13:50 | Electrophysiological effects of platinum-based drugs on Nav1.7 currents in lung cancer cells
Şerife Yerlikaya
13:50 - 14:00 | GRIL-seq reveals novel small RNAs regulating SPI1 T3SS in Salmonella Typhimurium via hilD mRNA 3'UTR
Fatih Çakar
14:00 - 14:10 | Proteomic Evaluation of a Neuroprotective Treatment in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury
Hayriye Ecem Yelkenci
14:10 - 14:20 | Identification of PD-L1+ B cells in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and investigation of molecular mechanisms of their effect on antitumoral response
Oğuzhan Köse
14:20 - 14:30 | Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Reshape CGRP-Mediated Epidermal Neuroimmune Crosstalk in Human and Mouse Skin
Sümeyye Özyaman
14:30 - 14:45 | Coffee Break
Scientific Session - 3: Bioengineering Cluster
Chair: Behnaz Karadoğan
14:45 - 15:05 | Understanding and modulation of dynamics of proteins by computational methods
Özge Şensoy (Bioengineering Director)
15:05 - 15:20 | Nanoparticle-Mediated Histotripsy for Non-invasive Cancer Ablation
Yasemin Yüksel Durmaz
15:20 - 15:35 | Human–Robot Symbiosis: Personalized Assistive & Rehabilitation Robotics
Elif Hocaoğlu (Group Leader )
15:35 - 15:50 | Beyond Fluorescence: Label-Free Quantitative Phase and Refractive-Index Imaging of Cells
Muhammed Fatih Toy (Group Leader )
15:50 - 16:00 | Rat as a model organism for sensorimotor and neuroprosthetic research
Mehmet Kocatürk (Transition Scientist)
16:00 - 16:10 | Manipulating Swimming Cells with Pulsatile Flows
Hakan Osman Çaldağ (Guest Scientist)
16:10 - 16:20 | Closing Remarks of the Day
Esra Çağavi
DAY 2
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration
Clinical and Translational Medicine Cluster
Chair: Seda Karabulut
09:00 - 09:15 | A research and clinical fellowship experience of a urologist, and future insights and plans for Istanbul Medipol University
Mustafa Soytaş
09:15 - 09:30 | Research Trends in Functional Neurosurgery
Mehmet Tönge
09:30- 09:45 | Fostering multidisciplinary academic collaborations in colorectal research: the strategic vision of İstanbul Medipol University
Mustafa Öncel (Online)
09:45 - 10:05 | Beyin & Biliş Araştırmaları Merkezi (BEYKOG)
Lütfü Hanoğlu (Group Leader)
10:05 - 10:30 | Coffee Break
Scientific Session-4: Drug Discovery and Cellular Biotechnology Cluster
Chair: İlyas Özçiçek
10:30 - 10:50 | Theranostic Nanoplatforms and Combination Therapies for Precision Oncology: Imaging and Eradicating Micro-Tumors
Sultan Sibel Erdem (Drug Discovery Director)
10:50 - 11:05 | Next-Generation Targeted Therapy Approaches for Brain Cancers: Integrating Stem Cell Technologies, Genetic Engineering, and Exosomes
Nihal Karakaş (Group Leader)
11:05 - 11:20 | Immunotherapy: A Translational Journey at SABITA
Mazdak Hakemi (Group Leader)
11:20 - 11:35 | Integrated Biosensing and Chemogenetic Strategies to Decode Vascular Stress Signaling
Emrah Eroğlu (Group Leader)
11:35 - 11:50 | Nanobiotechnology Approaches to Controlled and Translational Drug Delivery
Mehmet Hikmet Üçışık (Group Leader)
11:50 - 12:00 | Activatable Molecular Probes for Theranostic Applications
Toghrul Almammadov (Transition Scientist)
12:00 - 12:10 | From Exosome Packaging to Cytosolic Function: Mapping the Full Lifecycle of Delivered RNA
Şükriye Bilir (Transition Scientist)
12:10 - 12:20 | Microfluidic 3D Tumor Spheroid Models Using Metabolic Biosensors to Evaluate Combinational Cancer Therapy
Laleh Rafiee (Transition Scientist)
12:20 - 13:00 Lunch Break
Guided Poster Presentations by Early Career Scientists
Moderator: Özge Şensoy
13:00 - 13:10 | Investigation of Formation Dynamics and Activity Dependent Remodelling of Perineuronal Nets in vitro
Safiye Serdengeçti
13:10 - 13:20 | Identification of Multiple Sclerosis Specific Biomarkers
Burcu Kurt Vatandaşlar
13:20 - 13:30 | Glutathione Rescues Neurons in Parkinson’s Model from Ferroptosis by Inhibiting the TRPM2 Ion Channel
Elif Güzel
13:30 - 13:40 | Development of a Gel-Free 3D Culture System for Generating Spheroids from Axolotl Blastema Cells
Zeynep Aladağ Türk
13:40 - 13:50 | Regenerational Differences of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons for Axolotl and Mouse
Ayşe Server Sezer
13:50 - 14:00 | Translational Investigation of Molecular Mechanisms in Neurological Diseases: Bioinformatics, In Vivo and Clinical Approaches
Ebrar Altınalan
14:00 - 14:10 | Oxygen Tension is Associated With Distinct Orthonairovirus Replication and Redox-Stress Responses in Hepatocytes
Merve Yazıcı
14:10-14:30 | Coffee Break
Scientific Session-5: Multiomics Design and Analysis Studio Cluster
Chair: Nihal Karakaş
14:30 - 14:50 | Tracing the Diet-Specific Heavy Metals in Human Nail Samples
Mehmet Koçak (MODAS Director)
14:50 - 15:05 | Small RNA profiling in human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells under physioxia and hyperoxia
Kıvanç Kök (Group Leader)
15:05 - 15:15 | Finding Out Biomarkers with Multi-Omic Approaches for Neurodegenerative and Neurocognitive Disorders
Mehmet Ozansoy (Transition Scientist)
15:15 - 15:25 | Systematic reviews & meta-analysis, the gold standard of evidence synthesis: understanding the importance through a real-world example
Sundus Tariq (Transition Scientist)
15:25- 16:00 | Award Ceremony
Hosting Moderator: Esra Çağavi
16:00 - 16:10 | Closing Remarks by Vice President Yasemin Yüksel Durmaz
Day 1 Schedule
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Welcome
Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Ethical considerations in artificial intelligence
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Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Revolutionizing computing: Quantum leap ahead
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Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Smart cities and sustainable transportation
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- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Real-world applications of blockchain
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Emily Rodriguez
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Next-Gen robotics: Enhancing workplaces
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Day 2 Schedule
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Welcome
Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Ethical considerations in artificial intelligence
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Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Revolutionizing computing: Quantum leap ahead
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Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Smart cities and sustainable transportation
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- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Dr. Alex Miller
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Real-world applications of blockchain
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Emily Rodriguez
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Next-Gen robotics: Enhancing workplaces
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Emily Rodriguez
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Next-Gen robotics: Enhancing workplaces
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